The most popular gender-neutral baby names of 2017 (so far)

• Gender neutral names have been growing in popularity.• The name Alden means "old friend" in Old English.• Bellamy, which means "beautiful friend" in French, is becoming a popular first name.• No matter which baby name you choose, the list of gender neutral names keeps growing.

To determine which names are the most popular right now, Nameberry — an online database of baby names — analyzed which names on its site saw the greatest increase in traffic this January compared to last January. "A whole raft of hot new names signal a major cultural shift in 2017," Nameberry creator Pamela Redmond Satran writes on the company's blog. Many of the most popular names were from places outside the United States, and many others were inspired by celebrities like David Bowie, celebrity kids like Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' daughter Ines, and fictional characters like Moana. The gendered names that have risen in popularity the most compared to last year are Tatjana for girls and Kyd for boys.

Gender-neutral names were actually a bit less popular than they were last year, but there were still some good ones. Here are the year's most popular gender-neutral names so far.

8. Ellis (+53 Percent)

Also traditionally a last name, "Ellis" means "benevolent" and has become increasingly popular for girls over the past few years. It's the pseudonym Emily Bronte went by and the name of Meredith Grey's mom on Grey's Anatomy.

Of course, any name can be given to a child of any gender. But if you're looking for a trendy gender-neutral one, these might provide a good place to start.